| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| What mountain is the home of the gods in Greek Mythology? | Olympus | 100%
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| Name the surname which originated from the profession of bow and arrow making | Fletcher | 67%
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| Name the famous agreement signed by King John and the English rebels in 1215 | Magna Carta | 67%
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| Name the process by which rubber is hardened | Vulcanisation | 67%
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| Give the term used to describe a mollusc within a shell consisting of two hinged portions | Bivalve | 56%
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| What is known as "the universal solvent"? | Water | 56%
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| What is the tallest type of grass? | Bamboo | 44%
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| What does the abbreviation GUI represent? | Graphical user interface | 44%
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| What does a sphygmomanometer measure? | Blood pressure | 22%
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| Name the process in which watery and oily liquids are mixed together | Emulsification | 22%
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| What organ in dolphins and toothed whales is used as a sound lens? | The melon | 22%
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| What was the firstname, beginning with "I", of the English engineer Brunel? | Isambard | 11%
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| What device comes in bicycle, rim, cylinder and combination varieties (amongst others)? | Locks | 11%
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| What is the English name for "arugula"? | Rocket | 11%
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| What is the path of the sun through the sky known as? | The ecliptic | 11%
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| Give another word for baleen | Whalebone | 11%
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| What chinese named dish means "stir-fried noodles"? | Chow mein | 0%
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| What is the original phrase from which "cor blimey" originated? | God blind me | 0%
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| What is the name of the monster in Mary Shelley's famous novel? | He is not named | 0%
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| Which country consumes the most electricity per capita? | Iceland | 0%
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